Rail splice



S. GEORGE.

RAIL SPLICE.

APPucAnou msn MAY a, $921.

1,415,545, Patented May 9,1922.

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.Spiro Eemge stares rare SPIR() GEORGE, 0F MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN.

RAIL sPLIcE.

To all lwhom t may cof/zoem Be it known that I, Spino GEORGE, a citizen of Turkey, and resident of Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State of lisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rail Splices; and l do hereby declare that the following is al full, clear, and exact description thereof.

This invention pertains to rail joints and has primarily for its object the provision of means for obtaining a flush'joint at the abutting ends of the rails, whereby pounding of the Wheels passing over the joint, with the resulting damage to both wheels and rail, are eliminated. j

A more specific object residesy in the provision of splicing means adapted to be litted into the ball or head of a standard rail at the abutting ends, with small additional expense. i i

A further object incidental to the foregoing is to provide a device of this character adapted to permit expansion and contraction of the rails.

With these general objects in view, the invention consists in the novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts which will be hereinafter more particularly described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure l represents a plan view of a rail showing the application of my invention thereto.. f

Figure 2 is a fragmentary elevational view of the abutting ends of a pair of rail sections, with parts broken away to more clearly illustrate the invention.

Figure 3 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 3 3 of Figure l.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the numeral l designates abutting ends of a pair of rail sections, which are of the standard type. Each of the rail sections includes the head or ball '2 and the connecting' web l. The adjacent sections are vjoined in the customary manner by fish plates 5. Formed in the head `or ball 2 of the rail sections l, adjacent their ends are wedge shaped recesses having their apex 7 on the longitudinal axis of the rail. Fitted into the recesses 6 and adapted to be flush with the face of the head 2 is a double wedge shaped splicing member 8, which is locked Specification of Letters Patent.

j through Patented May 9, 1922. 1921. serial No. 466,986.

by means of retaining passing transversely through the 2 of the adjacent rail sections, and also the splicing member 8.

Asshown in Figures l and 2, the openings 9 in one side of the splicing member 8 are slightly elongated to permit relative movement of the adjacent rail sections resulting from expansion or contraction of the saine.

As best shown in Figure 2, the faces of the heads 2 at the adjacent ends of theyrail sections are inclined downwardly atlO, so that the wheel passing'over the jointis supported by the splicing member '8, and will therefore not come into contact with the abutting ends of the rail. p

From the foregoing, it will be seen'that avery simple and economical splice has been provided, which will eliminate pounding, as the wheels pass over the rail joint and which will require very small additional cost to install in rails of vstandard construction, it merely being necessary to form the recesses 6 in the adacent heads of the rail sections and drill holes to receive the retaining bolts 9.

Attention is also direct-ed to the factthat the retaining bolts 9.are countersunk at the inner side ofthe rail against which the flange of the wheel comes in contact.

I claim:

In combination with the contacting ends of a. pair of rail sections having their heads provided with recesses and tapered downvvardly at their abutting ends, a splicing member of diamond shape in plan positioned within said recesses, flush with the heads, ythe entire lower face of said member being flat and said member having a plurality of transverse openingsr therethrough, the greatest transverse dimension of said yInemberbe'ing at the end of said rail sections, said rail sections having transverse apertures therethrough, and bolts extending through said openings and said apertures for locking said splicing member within said recesses.

' In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand at Milwaukee, in the vcounty of Milwaukee and State of Wisconsin.

within the recesses bolts 9 head srmo esoneri.

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